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Forum: Tech Log
27th Aug 2013, 12:20
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

one would think the constraint at IMTOY would...

one would think the constraint at IMTOY would have been in the database....many airlines SOPs prohibit modifying any portion of the final approach if it is to be flown managed...
Forum: Tech Log
26th Aug 2013, 06:30
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

Possibly BHM is on the list of airports with...

Possibly BHM is on the list of airports with database errors, requiring the egpws to be inhibited...or it was MEL'd but i suspect they descended into terrain at a high rate of descent from above ,...
Forum: Tech Log
24th Aug 2013, 04:53
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

Many accidents have happened in the past when...

Many accidents have happened in the past when undesired high rates of descent developed when both crewmembers were involved in attaining visual contact/references with the runway/lights/PAPI...
Forum: Tech Log
23rd Aug 2013, 06:33
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

the "sink rate" callout would lead one to believe...

the "sink rate" callout would lead one to believe the VS was in excess of 1000fpm at that point...
Forum: Tech Log
22nd Aug 2013, 04:57
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

One quickly notices the difference in the levels...

One quickly notices the difference in the levels of information release between a union and non union airline..
Forum: Tech Log
21st Aug 2013, 07:43
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

Dreamland, dive n drive works ok in light...

Dreamland, dive n drive works ok in light aircraft, but it usually requires a change in aircraft trajectory and energy which is undesirable at low altitudes in heavy aircraft
Forum: Tech Log
20th Aug 2013, 07:52
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

asquared....when tracking an electronic...

asquared....when tracking an electronic glideslope..
Forum: Tech Log
18th Aug 2013, 15:41
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

boac....having previously operated there and...

boac....having previously operated there and reviewing the topography, the accident initial impact seems to be on an upslope, then sliding over the top to the top of the rise where the airport lies,...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Aug 2013, 13:34
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

All this talk about approach types etc is very...

All this talk about approach types etc is very interesting, however these folks appear to have been below airport elevation when striking trees and power lines....was somebody not monitoring inside??
Forum: Tech Log
18th Aug 2013, 08:19
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

guess what we all don't know yet is whether the...

guess what we all don't know yet is whether the airplane had levelled off, then drifted below the appropriate altitude for that segment of the approach, (unlikely since the autopilot was engaged) or...
Forum: Tech Log
18th Aug 2013, 07:50
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

obstacle clearance from FAF to VDP/MAP is...

obstacle clearance from FAF to VDP/MAP is SUPPOSED to be 250'

http://www.skybrary.aero/bookshelf/books/811.pdf
Forum: Tech Log
17th Aug 2013, 12:59
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

i have done as well in the past, just found it...

i have done as well in the past, just found it unremarkable....
Forum: Tech Log
17th Aug 2013, 12:08
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

Update on AvHerald including last 16 seconds of...

Update on AvHerald including last 16 seconds of CVR transcript.....no surprises there...

Crash: UPS A306 at Birmingham on Aug 14th 2013, contacted trees and touched down outside airport...
Forum: Tech Log
17th Aug 2013, 07:33
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

the CVR reveals "low altitude" warning, not...

the CVR reveals "low altitude" warning, not specific about what callout was heard
Forum: Tech Log
17th Aug 2013, 04:20
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

it would be first in like 50 years. Oddly...

it would be first in like 50 years.

Oddly enough several years ago they did find fault with a non precision approach involving a light aircraft under very similar circumstances..in upstate New...
Forum: Tech Log
16th Aug 2013, 14:45
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

possible as well their FPA calcs were wrong,...

possible as well their FPA calcs were wrong, sighting 4 reds and not wanting to "de-stabilize" (by climbing back up to the PAPI) they levelled off to re-establish the PAPI and encountered the trees...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Aug 2013, 07:16
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

witnesses ALWAYS see a fire before impact...might...

witnesses ALWAYS see a fire before impact...might have been on fire before it hit the hill, as it did impact trees and power lines prior to hitting a hill...LiOn battery fire would have probably...
Forum: Tech Log
15th Aug 2013, 04:59
Replies: 1,033
Views: 502,474
Posted By ironbutt57

Many approaches that don't have VNAV/LNAV...

Many approaches that don't have VNAV/LNAV minimums published, are still encoded in the database....however in FBW bus...(dont know about the A300) it is prohibited to fly these in Final Approach...
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